page_title: List of birds of Guatemala
section_title: New World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Guatemala / New World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: Rusty Sparrow, El Triunfo, Mexico
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Guatemala. The avifauna of Guatemala included a total of 768 species as of December 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of them, 114 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. One species was endemic and two non-endemic species have been extirpated. One species has been added as a result of a split.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, the species on this list are considered to occur regularly in Guatemala as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The tags and notes of population status are from Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Guatemala
  Endemic - a species endemic to Guatemala
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae
  Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.
  Common chlorospingus, Chlorospingus flavopectus
  Stripe-headed sparrow, Peucaea ruficauda
  Botteri's sparrow, Peucaea botterii
  Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
  Olive sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus
  Green-backed sparrow, Arremonops chloronotus
  Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus (A)
  Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
  Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida (A)
  Orange-billed sparrow, Arremon aurantiirostris
  Chestnut-capped brushfinch, Arremon brunneinucha
  Yellow-eyed junco, Junco phaeonotus
  Rufous-collared sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
  White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (A)
  Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus (A)
  Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
  Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
  White-eared ground-sparrow, Melozone leucotis
  White-faced ground-sparrow, Melozone biarcuata
  Rusty sparrow, Aimophila rufescens
  Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus
  White-naped brushfinch, Atlapetes albinucha
caption: Rusty sparrow
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